Vinyl pressings
by Herbie Mann · 1969
Memphis Underground was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 14 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-A-691541K AT/GP PRPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-691542 K AT/GP PRPB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-691541 PRSide A Label
ST-A-691542 PRSide B Label
ST-A-691541-CC [MR logo] LW △13094 AT AL WSide A runout
ST-A-691542-BB [MR logo] LW AT △13094-X WSide B runout
ST-A-691541-MOSide A label
ST-A-691542-MOSide B label
S T A691541-1A CTH TSide A run-out area
S T A691542-1A CTH TSide B run-out area
ST-A-691541CTHSide A Label
ST-A-691542CTHSide B Label
ST-A-691541-1A \ CTH T P A11Side A runout
ST-A-691542-1A \ CTH T P A9Side B runout
ST-A-691541CPSide A label matrix
ST-A-691542CPSide B label matrix
ST-A-691541-C LW AT WRunout side A, variant 1
ST-A-691542-B LW AT WRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-691541 - D P LW AT W IIIIIRunout side A, variant 2
ST-A-6915421 - C P LW AT RG WRunout side B, variant 2
CP ST-A-691541-1DSide A runout/stamped
CP ST-A-691542-1CSide B runout/stamped
ST-A-691541CPSide A label
ST-A-691542CPSide B label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,384 / Atlantic SD 1552First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic SAL-933,384 / Atlantic SD-1552First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP - 605.022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | ATCO Records ALP - 605.022First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 921 006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 921006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 921006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic ATL-SD 1522 / Atlantic SD 1522First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Atlantic ATS-ST 06061First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Peru | Atlantic SD 1522First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATS 9183First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Atlantic ATL 1058First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Atlantic 921006 / Atlantic ATL-SD 1522LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40.038 / Atlantic 40 038LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8087ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Atlantic 40 038 / Atlantic SD 1522LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label | LP, Single Sided, Album, White Label |
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 15 1358 / Atlantic 1 15 1358LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 038 / Atlantic 40 038LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42032LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Atlantic K 40038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K 40038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 15 1358 / Atlantic 1 15 1358LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 40 038 / Atlantic 40 038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 1522LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 40 038LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 40 038 / Atlantic (SD 1522)LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 921006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Atlantic 40038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
89 vinyl pressings of Memphis Underground are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1522.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1522, 1522, 588 200, MT-2007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-691541K AT/GP PRP and ST-A-691542 K AT/GP PRP. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
